Nevada § 62B.215 - Conditions and limitations on use of corrective room restriction by certain facilities for detention or treatment and rehabilitation of children; reporting requirement

§ 62B.215. Conditions and limitations on use of corrective room restriction by certain facilities for detention or treatment and rehabilitation of children; reporting requirement

1. A child who is detained in a local facility for the detention of children or committed

to a regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children may be subjected

to corrective room restriction only if all other less-restrictive options have been

exhausted and only for the purpose of: (a) Modifying the negative behavior of the child; (b) Holding the child accountable for a violation of a rule of the facility; or (c) Ensuring the safety of the child, staff or others or ensuring the security of

the facility. 2. Any action that results in corrective room restriction for more than 2 hours must

be documented in writing and approved by a supervisor. 3. A local facility for the detention of children or regional facility for the treatment

and rehabilitation of children shall conduct a safety and well-being check on a child

subjected to corrective room restriction at least once every 10 minutes while the

child is subjected to corrective room restriction. 4. A child may be subjected to corrective room restriction only for the minimum time

required to address the negative behavior, rule violation or threat to the safety

of the child, staff or others or to the security of the facility, and the child must

be returned to the general population of the facility as soon as reasonably possible. 5. A child who is subjected to corrective room restriction for more than 24 hours

must be provided: (a) Not less than 1 hour of out-of-room, large muscle exercise each day, including,

without limitation, access to outdoor recreation if weather permits; (b) Access to the same meals and medical and mental health treatment, the same access

to contact with parents or legal guardians, and the same access to legal assistance

and educational services as is provided to children in the general population of the

facility; and (c) A review of the corrective room restriction status at least once every 24 hours. If, upon review, the corrective room restriction is continued, the continuation

must be documented in writing, including, without limitation, an explanation as to

why no other less-restrictive option is available. 6. A local facility for the detention of children or regional facility for the treatment

and rehabilitation of children shall not subject a child to corrective room restriction

for more than 72 consecutive hours. 7. Each local facility for the detention of children and regional facility for the

treatment and rehabilitation of children shall report monthly to the Juvenile Justice

Programs Office of the Division of Child and Family Services the number of children

who were subjected to corrective room restriction during that month and the length

of time that each child was in corrective room restriction. Any incident that resulted in the use of corrective room restriction for 72 consecutive

hours must be addressed in the monthly report, and the report must include the reason

or reasons any attempt to return the child to the general population of the facility

was unsuccessful. 8. As used in this section, “ corrective room restriction ” means the confinement of a child to his or her room as a disciplinary or protective

action and includes, without limitation: (a) Administrative seclusion; (b) Behavioral room confinement; (c) Corrective room rest; and (d) Room confinement.